AD LIBERTAS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
10743794 · ltd · incorporated 2017-04-27
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£10.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 58190Other publishing activities
- 63990Other information service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £10,774
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£11k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£12k
↑ 9.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £10.8k | £10.8k |
| Current assets | £11.7k | £10.8k |
| Net assets | £10.8k | £10.8k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-07-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-07-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-07-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-07-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-07-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-07-18📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2023-07-17➕LAU, Lai Shan appointeddirector
- 2023-07-17➕LAU, Lais Shan appointeddirector
- 2023-07-17➖LAU, Lais Shan resigneddirector
- 2023-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-11➕MIGUEL, Jose Manuel appointeddirector
- 2022-05-11➖SHAHAB, Muhammad Qaiser resigneddirector
- 2022-05-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-05-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-05-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-02-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-10-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-15➕SHAHAB, Muhammad Qaiser appointeddirector
- 2017-09-08➖LAU, Lai Shan resigneddirector
- 2017-04-27🏢Company incorporatedAs AD LIBERTAS LIMITED
- 2017-04-27➕LAU, Lai Shan appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Lai Shan Lau Individual · Chinese · DOB 03/1992 · age 34 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 18/07/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-04-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Registered office
51 Quilter Road
Basingstoke
RG22 4HD
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-18
Last: 2025-07-04
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
LAU, Lai Shan→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2023-07-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MIGUEL, Jose Manuel→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2022-05-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LAU, Lai Shan→
Resigneddirector · ~34y · appointed 2017-04-27 · resigned 2017-09-08
LAU, Lais Shan→
Resigneddirector · ~34y · appointed 2023-07-17 · resigned 2023-07-17
SHAHAB, Muhammad Qaiser→
Resigneddirector · ~38y · appointed 2017-09-15 · resigned 2022-05-11
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Recent filings (35 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-08-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-07-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-18
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2023-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-05